This brief informs research¬ers and policymakers on the availability and usability of encounter data for Medicaid managed care. It builds on previous reviews of MAX 2007 and 2008 encounter data by evaluating the MAX 2009 physician, outpatient and clinic services, inpatient hospital services,...

This paper examines how the HITECH Act could be harnessed to help practices implement technology and support key principles of the PCMH.

This issue brief presents the results of the first study conducted using data from Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to assess the use of home- and community-based services by the presence and level of functional limitations, as measured by...

This report for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services describes the design and implementation of a uniform data set of provider characteristics, the Medicaid Analytic eXtract Provider Characteristics (MAXPC) file. Using the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System as its source,...